Senate debates
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
- Workplace Relations: Transport Industry, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (1 speech)
It saddens me, as someone who worked in the transport and exporting industries before coming to this place, that we see fuelled by the gig economy a race to the bottom and a deplorable lack of... - Holocaust Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Every year on the 27th of the Jewish month of Nisan, Jews and non-Jews around the world observe Holocaust Remembrance Day, or, as it's known in Israel, Yom HaShoah. This year it was commemorated... - Environment (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the important issue of Australia's environment laws. The laws of this country currently allow for the approval of big new fossil fuel projects—coalmines, gas wells... - Ward, Mr John Desmond, OAM, Noonan, Mr David (4 speeches)
I rise to pay my respects to the late John Ward OAM. John will be remembered as a rare individual and a thoroughly decent person. He was one of few who truly deserve the moniker of 'pillar of the... - Health: Smoking (4 speeches)
I'm going to let Senator Sheldon's slight slip by— - First Nations Australians: Public Sector Governance (1 speech)
I have already spoken about the management of the National Indigenous Australians Agency this week. I often ask myself: how do these Aboriginal bodies operate in greater secrecy than our national... - Workplace Relations: Maritime Industry (1 speech)
Yesterday the International Transport Workers Federation, the ITF, launched its Nowhere to Hide campaign. They're announcing it in the parliament today, but they actually kicked it off in the... - Environment (1 speech)
I'd like to talk about a very concerning pattern which is emerging around the Albanese government's approach to environmental laws and what it means for our nation's environment and, importantly,... - Albanese Government: First Nations Australians (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the difference between voices and actions. Actions speak louder than any voice. The Albanese Labor government has been in power now for over a year, and there is so much... - Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
Today is 28,457 days since the detonation of the world's first nuclear weapon in a New Mexico desert. Since that day there have been no less than 2,058 detonations, as part of either testing or... - Pharmaceutical Industry (1 speech)
There are many Australians out there who think that many people in this place spend too much time using politics as a weapon against the other party. But deep down, most of us in this place want... - Albanese Government (2 speeches)
What a terrific opportunity this is. I was just wondering, when listening to Senator Lambie, whether she was inviting the minister to put his big-boy pants on before pulling the wool over her and... - Western Sydney City Deal (1 speech)
PAYNE () (): In estimates we canvassed infrastructure investment in Western Sydney. Our government knew the importance of working with local councils at the epicentre of Australia's growth on... - Childs, Mr Bruce Kenneth (1 speech)
I'd like to make a contribution today on the life of the late Bruce Childs. I wasn't in this place, believe it or not, when he served here. Why I'm speaking about this, on somebody who served the... - Pakistan (1 speech)
Pakistan is experiencing some of the most intense political, economic and climate turmoil it has seen in decades. The nation is caught in a debt spiral and the economy is in a nosedive. Pakistan... - Organic Industry (1 speech)
or DAVEY (—Deputy Leader of the Nationals and Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate) (): I rise today to highlight the power and potential of Australia's organic industry, which... - Jobs and Skills Councils (1 speech)
I'm very proud to say that I saw an announcement today from Brendan O'Connor, the Minister for Skills and Training, that the Albanese Labor government has delivered three more Jobs and Skills... - One Nation (1 speech)
In the months ahead One Nation will explain our vision for this beautiful country of ours. We will explain what we mean when we talk of one Queensland community and one nation with one flag that... - Pride Month (1 speech)
What does it say about us as a society when we commemorate our Anzacs on a single day and yet we get a whole month for pride? What is Pride Month? In case you've been living under a rock, haven't... - Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
Recently I had the pleasure of representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at the 2023 Victorian vegetable innovation field days in Catani, Victoria. 'What exactly is a... - Barunga Festival (1 speech)
I had the honour of attending the Barunga Festival on the weekend and being the only non-government parliamentarian to make the trek to the regional Northern Territory town, 83 kilometres outside... - Tasmania: Economy (1 speech)
Whenever someone says to me that the economy is doing well, my questions are always 'For who?' and 'Are we talking about the money economy or the social economy?' Economists and the Tasmanian... - Justice Reinvestment (1 speech)
tor THORPE () (): I rise to speak about the government's commitment to justice reinvestment. Around $6 billion of federal funding is spent every year on prisons and police, on a violent, harmful... - Schools (1 speech)
On election night, the Prime Minister said: I want Australia to continue to be a country that no matter where you live, who you worship, who you love or what your last name is, that places no... - Maugean Skate (2 speeches)
I want to stand up in the federal parliament today and introduce to my fellow senators the ancient endangered Maugean skate. Dubbed by the scientists who discovered it in Tasmania nearly 40 years... - Cybercrime (2 speeches)
I rise today to share with you a terrifying message received by a 14-year-old Adelaide boy recently. Imagine, as a child, parent or grandparent, receiving this message: Hey this is the end of... - Human Rights: Pakistan (1 speech)
Recently, I have been contacted by my constituents about concerns they hold for the people of Pakistan, and so I would like to take this opportunity to raise their concerns in this place. I've...
